duncan_bayne , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify Pretty sure that should be nit-pickers

niboe , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify
I've had this experience in do many arguments in real life, most recently with trying to go car free in my mostly car dependent city. Even if you have an answer to each individual nitpick they don't care. the nitpicks cover up their desire to ignore the holistic argument

gunstick , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify ask @notjustbikes about his truck joke video.

ohchristwhatnow , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify it’s part of the law of internet pedantry. If someone asks “has there ever been product X with feature Y?” and you reply “no, not possible because [reasons]”, there will ALWAYS be someone who pipes in to say “Not true! Company XYZ made a prototype X with Y in 1978 so you’re WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!” …even though it didn’t work, was never sold, destroyed crops, and violated the Geneva Convention. But the technicality compels them to do their sacred “You’re wrong!” dance.

wolfcoder , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify I would like to just make holistic arguments and get away with them, but sometimes a bunch of details I haven't considered will erode the contribution

some things just aren't that simple. if they were, i'd be able to publish a lot more papers

jasonp , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify

Me, nitpicker: hah hah this is awesome, people are wrong on the internet

Me, nitpickee: well this fucking sucks

sqhistorian , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify I said I was sorry.

patrickcentral , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify corollary: people who invade a space dedicated to seeking truth, with the only objective of "winning" or "being right"

TheMicroChannel , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify I see that ALL THE TIME in my line of work. It’s how people try to show their value, and yes, it is very annoying. Remember, it’s easy to tear down. It’s much harder to create, especially something that’s meaningful and compelling.

Rekkert , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify The Linux community in a nutshell. Signed, a Linux user

lienrag , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify

So, you're saying that a holistic argument shouldn't first get the facts it's basing its holisticness upon straight ?

TechConnectify OP , vor einem Monat

@lienrag No, I'm saying that some facts which are important to one person's understanding of a situation may not actually be that important in the broader context. They're fixating on issues they know sometimes come up and not questioning whether those issues are pertinent to the discussion at hand.

Oftentimes these folks have specific knowledge which they don't understand is irrelevant in the moment. So they're arguing things which don't matter and they don't realize it.

jeffm , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify @lienrag that kinda sounds like it goes to the "But sometimes..." video with the LED traffic lights.

Maybe not the same, but closely related?

TechConnectify OP , vor einem Monat

@jeffm @lienrag It's kind of similar, but I'd say it's closer to making a mountain out of the molehills which are pet issues.

Snow build-up on traffic signals is a real problem. But it can be fixed.

There are other folks who think some things are problems which just... aren't.

jscholes , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify Shout out to their closely related tribe: the "here's a technical solution to something that is not a technical problem" crowd.

notjustbikes , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify stop describing my entire comments section.

gunstick , vor einem Monat

@notjustbikes @TechConnectify you need to make him an instructional video how to deal with these comments. 🤣

iju , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify

I feel you. Sometimes it's good to use details as canary birds when testing an argument, but at some point you have to accept simplification of details if you want to actually get to the so-called beef.

Beerbruin , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify "You'd be fools to ignore the 'least squares' approach!"

luckie_reubs , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify is this about the new iPads?

wolf480pl , vor einem Monat

@TechConnectify by things do you mean physical objects, or concepts? /s